Swing3

Slow boats, bad bikes and amazing waterfalls

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March 21st 2012
After a fairly restless night, I was up early and decided to some exercises out the front of the guesthouse with a view of the Mekong winding away from me. The Sun slowly crept up above the hills and a cool morning soon began to warm up. After a light breakfast we packed up and headed back down to the pier to catch the boat which we were told would be at 8:30. The day before, 2 boats had brought u ... read more

Asia » Laos » North

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more